Lewis albert davis



(No Model.)

L. A. DAVIS.

CORN HARVESTER.

No. 410,539. Patented Sept. 3, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEIVIS ALBERT DAVIS, OF DELAVARE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE DELAVARE CORN HARVESTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CORN-HARVESTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,539, dated September 3, 1889. Application filed October 6, 1888. fierial No. 287,366. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: a series of staples F on their upper edges, and Be it known that I, LEWIS ALBERT DAVIS, a which have the Windlass E journaled between citizen of the United States, residing at Delatheir front ends. The parallel bars G, pivoted ware, in the county of Delaware and State'of at their upper ends to the beam D between 5 Ohio, have invented certain new and useful the bars (Z (Z, have their lower ends pivotally Improvements in Corn-Harvesters; and I do connected with the beams H, secured to and declare the following to be a full, clear, and projecting up from the platform. The beams exact description of the invention,such as will I-Itwo being providedare arranged at a disenable others skilled in the art to which it aptance apart to permit thebarsGto fold between 1o pertains to make and use the same,,reference them. These bars G also fold between the being had to the accompanying drawings, and bars 61 (l of the beam D to permit the latter to the letters and figures of reference marked to rest on the beams H. The rope I is conthereon, which formapart ofthis specification. nected at its middle to the Windlass, and its This invention relates to corn-harvesting ends extend along the beam D and pass 65 15 machines which are designed to be drawn over through the last staples of the series F, and the field and cut the standing corn, which are provided with hooks ii, which are adapted is caught as it is cut by a person or perto be engagedwiththe staples F and hold the sons, according to the capacity of the macorn or grain to the beam D. chine, on the platform and bound to a longi- The operation of the machine is as follows: 2o tudinal beam or bar that is capable of verti- The beam D, which normally rests on the cal and longitudinal movement. Vhen sufiibeams H II, is adjusted to the required height cient corn is cut and gathered on the plate above the platform by unfolding the bars G, form, the said beam or barisshifted rearwardly and is held in the required position by interand carries the corn bound thereto to the rear posing adjustable stops or pins between the z 5 of the machine and deposits it on the ground said bars G and the beams II in one of two where it is bound in a shock. ways or by both. One method is to provide v The improvement consists of the novel feathe beams H with aseries of notches 72, in their tures which will hereinafter be more fully deupper edges and fit the pin J in said notches. scribed and claimed, and shown in the an- Another way is to provide the beams II with 3o nexed drawings, in which a series of openings h and pass the pin j Figure 1 is a perspective Viewof a harvestthrough such openings. The animals are ing-machine, showing the longitudinal beam hitched to the ends of the chain K, which adjusted by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a cross-secpasses across and beneath the platform and tion about on the line X X of Fig. 1. around the pulleys 70 at the sides of the said 3 5 The platform A is mounted on the runners platform. As the machine is drawn over the B, and is of sufficient width to extend across field, the blades Gout the corn, which is gathand operate on two rows of corn, and isproered by a person at each forward corner of vided with a rim a on its sides and rear to rethe platform. IVhen a sufficient quantity of tain the loose grain. The blades C, inclined grain has been cut, the team is halted and the 0 0 to the draft of themachine, extend outwardly grain placed against the beam D, the rope or and forwardly from their inner ends, and are cords I passed around it, and its end hooked secured to the front end of the platform, in one of the staples. This operation is rewhich has V-shaped notches cut therein on peated until sufiicient. grain is gathered 011 each side of a median line. \Vhile only one the platform to form a shock, when the ends 5 45 side of these V-shaped notches is shown proof the rope I are hooked together, and the vided with a blade, it is evident that each Windlass is operated to draw the rope taut side may have a blade, if desired. However, and bind the grain to the beam D, which is this is not deemed necessary, as good results shifted rearwardly and lifts the grain off the are obtained from the construction shown. platform and deposits it on the ground in the I00 50 The longitudinal beam D is, by preference, rear of the machine. The grain is now bound, composed of two parallel bars (I d, which have and the rope I loosened and detached, and the substantially as described, for the purpose" specified.

2. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with the platform and the beam D, of the bars G, pivoted to beam D at their upper ends and to the platform at their lower ends, and an adjustable stop for the bars, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a corn-harvester, the combination,

with the platform and the beam H, of the beam D and the bars G, pivotally connecting the beam D with the beams II and adapted to fold between the beams H, substantially as set forth. 1

4. In a corn-harvester, the combination, with 0 the platform, the beam D, and the bars G, pivotally connecting beam D with the platform, of the staples F on the beam, the rope I, adapted to be hooked into said staples, and the windlass mounted on the end of the beam, the rope being connected therewith, substantially asv and for the purpose described.

5. The herein-described corn-harvester, composed of the platform mounted on runners, the parallel beams H, arranged midway of the sides of the platform, the beam D, composed of two parallel bars, the bars G,

pivotally connecting beam D with the beams H and adapted to fold in each, the Windlass on the front end of the beam, the rope I, at-

tached therewith and having hooks at its ends, the staples F along on the beam D,

adapted to be engaged by said hooks, the pins adapted to be interposed between the beams H and the bars G, the blades 0 on the platform, and the draft-chain extending frehn one side of the platform to the other and passing ;over pulleys at each side of the platform, 7

substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS ALBERT DAVIS.

Witnesses:

R. L. MOOABE, E. R. RYAN. 

